Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-05-01
American Vessel Owners
Ask Justice From Their
Own Government.
An Estimate Of the Results
of the New Law by
the Inter-Ocean.
AL is Quiet in Louisville and
Danger Of Mob Vio-
lence is Over.

rsetOns Of the Denver a Rio Grande
Caused By Financial Distress
Meviean Authorities VIII
cO-oPeEate-B Baseball.
American Vessel owners Asking for
Mercy.
WAsErNoroN, April S0.-The President
yesterday received. With Senator Dolph,
the attorney sent here by Handy 4
| Company Of San Francisco 10 lay be
fore the authorities the Rrounds upon
which thew relv for 9 release Of their
schooner San Diego seized by the reve-
nue. cutter Oorvin several months ago
on q charge Of villfully taking seals in
BehriuQ sea. Mr.. Evans submitted 10
the President . strsag memorial on the
subject. Il says: We remind Your
Excslleney that ne seals we're taken
at or near the place where revenue
| officers supposed the San Diego had
been sealing, that the British vas-
sells, seized at the same time in the
ssme locality for the same cause
and iudiciously condemned 90 forfeit
ure in the same o0urt by the same
| Judge and under the same eirc1m-
stances as our vessel, have bean released
/ upon the grounds Of inAooence, and the
| Tile has been restored 10 the British |
owners. and II forfeiture In our case is |
permitted TO stand. the anomalous spec
tacle Is presented that alien persons |
and foreiRn vessels are pEemitted BY |
our Government to pursue an industry |
and receive mercy OF pardon denied TO |
citizens and vessels of the United |
States. No such construction In mat |
ters Of right has ever been made By the /
Federal Administration" IL confident
ly believed that the President will order
the release Of beth vessel and oarRs ~
sOon as the record Of the case at the
Treasury and Attorney Generals office
can be examined.
Danger Of Mob Violence Passed.
LounvILLE, April S0.-EVsrythiuR is
quiet about the jail ard the court house
square. The meeting agreed apon by
the mob leaders last evening has not
mAteFialized, and il is nov believed that
all danger Of mob violence has passed.
Turner and Patterson spent miserable
night. They refused to eat and could
not sleep with any peace. When the
prisoners were told that the military
and GattlinR guns had appeared they
kTCN QuAEh hla NC1hO4 GAANA n AGNAAAA i
OF safety. The statement published by
one Of the morning papers indicating
that Patterson was able 10 prove an
alibi is not generally believed and is
strongly contradictory OF another story
told by Patterson few days ago.
land once Business In California.
SAN Francisco, April. - The LNnd
Once Of the Central Pacific Road,
under the direction Of W. II. Mills, has
dooe more satisfactory business during
the month about closing than any pre-
cedinR month in two years. A greater
humber Of the sales during April we're
in California lands, with few sales | 10
Nevada. Many Eastern people are
among the purchasers. Home seekers
and many Eastern people are among
the inquireFs. Eastern people are nov
inspecting various portions OF upper
California equipped with plats, pampb-
lets, etc. An encouraging feature ~
that the largest portisn of the Eastern
people Of those Of some means who are
inspecting. not only railroad but other
lands, with view to purchasing.
Baseball.
LouIsyI1LE, April 30. Cincinnati,
o; Louisville, 9. The Ciacinnats failed
10 arrive on the ground, being delayed
by q railroad accident, and the umpire
gave the game 10 the Louisvilles.
INDIkNAPoLIs, April 30. -Detrotts, IA;
Indianapolis, II
WAsHIS0ros, April 3O.-BOstOn, 6;
Washington 4.
B1LTTMORE, April SO.-BaltimOre, 21;
Metropolitan, 8.
PrTTsBUBo, April 90.-Chioago, 2;
PittsburR, 6.
PHnADEIPmA.April sO.-AtbIetios, TO-
Brooklyn, 9.
sr. LOU1s. April 90.-Cleveland, III
/ st. Louis, 3.
aHEATKsr EvEST IN PHILADELPHIA.
PHILADELPHIA, April 3o.-The great |
/ eat event in the history Of baseball In |
this city took plaos today In the opening |
of the Philadelphia Baseball Park. The
nsv grounds are believed 10 be the most
oom olste and best appointed In she
United States. and sun not far from
$4,000 has been expended in their EN-
bellishment. While situated a. quite q
distance from the center Of the city it
is readily accessible by the Pennsylva-
mia and Rsading railroads and four dif-
fsrent lines Of street railways. For the
opening many invitations bad bsen ten
dered 70 the Stste and city officials and
HFULHluEuA ClhAA.41f NlE 1laAlAAI "
whom Rraced the occasion BY their
presence. The seating capacity OF the
grounds is zoo, bat before the begin
ainR Of the game every seat was Oocu
pied, and the orowd surRed into the
Geld. Ropes we're then bfought into
reqaisitisn and the overflow estimated
At fully 200 persons we're lined
behind them before the game con-
menoed- The New YORK and Philadsl-
phiA olabs raised their flags and were
accorded 6 generous reception By the
spectators. Afterwards the medals en-
blematio Of the local championship
we're presented 10 the Pbiladelphia
players OEing 10 the beavy oouditisn
Of the gEsunds the game was not OF the
brilliant order. Past base RAINING was
0ut Of the question. aEd no matter hoW
hard the ball vas bit u only rolled .
fsw feet after striking the earth. keefe
vas biz harder than ever before. The
Philadelphias had played their eighth
inning and hsd scored four runs 90
f0ar tWs-baggers aRd tvs bases on
balls, aud lhs visitors had scored once
/, on wards double and ConnOF's single,
when shs umpire called game on Sc
count Of darkness. The score, which
. reverts 10 even inniRgs. vas a. follows:
: EIha1GAbAt1s ~ wv ApAaf .
Change Of Daty.
wAaHu0ToS, April nc sptAiR Jshn
! z. Green has bsen relieved from daty
A Chief Ordinances OfiseE Of the De-
psrtment sf the Misaouri and the eom-
I nand u tbs Fort Leavenw0rth Ord
naEos department and ordered TO dstT
|. with she OsdnAaee Beard for testing
J rilsd canon, which Board is stationed
II Nsw York.
I news frem Chana and Japan.
sAH FnAncrsoo, April 30 -Advisss re-
4 eesved from CbiBa and japan BY tbs
r. steamer Oeeanie. which arrived tets
; morning, stats that after "a Oconpa' ion
b. PsFf1RAl OF 800 years. Meas has
been nov 6e6uitely eeded Oy China %
Portugal
Tbs hrss Japan.ss tea % tie ssaaou
arrived a. Tokoa3na on March Z2d
. The Arat shipDent 10 AmsFiea h II.
psc4ed 20 Be made about April Isl